BERKELEY — Cal’s basketball team missed its first shot Thursday night against Delaware State, then seemingly didn’t miss another the rest of the first half.

The Golden Bears showed little rust after an 11-day break for final exams, shooting 70 percent in the first half en route to a 74-57 victory at Haas Pavilion.

Cal (7-1) won for the 19th time in its past 20 non-conference home games and for the first time since losing at Kansas State before exams began. The Bears play Utah at home on Saturday afternoon.

The Hornets (3-7) of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lost for the third time against a Pac-10 opponent, on the heels of a 39-point defeat at Arizona State and a 29-point loss at USC. Two of their three victories have come against non-Division I competition.

In fairness, Delaware State hasn’t played a home game since Nov. 10 and won’t play another until Jan. 19.

After turning the ball over 21 times in their loss at K-State, the Bears were remarkably efficient in this one. They scored on 21 of their first 26 possessions and had just two first-half giveaways en route to a 45-33 lead.

Sophomore Ryan Anderson missed the game’s first shot, but teammate DeVon Hardin put it back in. Anderson then made seven straight shots before halftime, logging 20 points in the opening 20 minutes.

The Pac-10’s leading scorer, he finished with 27 on 10-for-13 shooting.

Patrick Christopher, held to a season-low eight points at Kansas State, had nine on three straight 3-pointers within the first 21/2 minutes. That only loosened up the Delaware State defense, and the Bears’ interior game met little resistance.

Freshman reserve forward Harper Kamp entered the game shooting 74 percent from the field, and he made three of his first four shots and finished with nine points. Cal converted 10 layups in the first half, contributing to 16-for-23 accuracy.

Cal finished the night shooting 55 percent.

Senior forward Roy Bright, who put his name in the NBA draft last spring before withdrawing, was almost a one-man gang for Delaware State. He scored 12 of the Hornets’ first 14 points, had 17 by halftime and finished with 25.

Bright shot 10-for-19, and the rest of the Delaware State squad combined to go 12-for-31.

Christopher had 17 points for the Bears, while Hardin had seven points and nine rebounds.

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